Question

What diction has a strong impact in “The song of the mud”

Answer 1

Answer:

The diction "This is the song of the 'mud' " has a strong impact in the poem, The song of the mud.

Explanation:

‘The Song of the Mud’ is a heart wrenching poem written by Mary Borden in which she writes about the notable images of the war.

The poem begins and ends with the line ‘This is the song of the mud.’ The poetry consists of five stanzas and each stanza starts with the same line. The impact this diction have on the poem is a huge one. The poet explains the beauty of the mud. She makes use of adjectives such as ‘gleaming’, ‘silvery’ to describe the golden mud.

But she has also referred the mud as ‘disguise of the war zone.’ It is the same mud where all the cruel war act takes place. ‘This is the song of the mud’, the mud in this line hides within it the sufferings, the anguish, and the fruitless deaths.